Thursday, August 2, 2012

Megadrought is the New Normal

North America may face 'megadrought'Disaster News NetworkThe drought in western North America from 2000 to 2004 was the strongest in 800 years but may be a "new normal" for most of the coming century, scientists say. Such climatic extremes as the extended drought that left dying forests and depleted river basins ...

Extreme Drought Contributes to Global Warming Trend « EcoWatch ...By mpetersGlobal circulation patterns are expected to shift in a way that would create drier conditions across western North America, expanding the region that is already chronically dry and making today's drought conditions the new normal. “At this point ...EcoWatch: Uniting the Voice of...

Study: "Megadrought" The New Normal In The WestBoise State Public RadioThe drought that hit the West from 2000-2004 is not only the worst in 800 years, but it could be the new “normal”. That's according to new research in the journal Nature Geoscience. You'd have to go back to the middle ages to find a period as dry as ...

Summer 2012: Not An Anomaly But The New NormalKMOX.comSummer 2012: Not An Anomaly But The New Normal. Brett Blume. July 31, 2012 11:49 AM. Share this. View Comments. More Activity. Facebook Activity. What's this? Add to Timeline - What's This. Click "Log in" to publish what you read to Facebook. See what ...KMOX.com

How to Talk to Kids About the New NormalHuffington Post (blog)These days, it's becoming more and more impossible to define "normal." That's a good thing. Go into nearly any classroom and you'll see the physical landscape of children looks vastly different than it did a generation ago. And that's before we even meet their ...

Photo Flash: First Look - Rannells, Barkin in THE NEW NORMALBroadway WorldRannells received a Tony nomination for his performance in BOOK OF MORMON. He previously appeared on Broadway in JERSEY BOYS and HAIRSPRAY. Barkin's theater credits include The Normal Heart, Short Talks on the Universe, Eden Court, Fool for ...

The (New) Skills You Need to Succeed in Salesblogs.hbr.org (blog)On the one hand, commentators and academics are repeatedly telling us that transactional selling is outmoded and that relational selling is the 'new normal.' On the other hand, most businesses are operating with traditional models of salesperson recruitment ...blogs.hbr.org (blog)

Report: Heavy Rains Up 85 Percent In New EnglandWBURMONTPELIER, Vt. — Nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane Irene unleashed devastating floods in much of Vermont, a new report by an environmental group says extreme downpours and snowfalls are the new normal – up 85 percent in New England ...

Ryan Murphy Joins Twitter, Promises Unreleased 'Glee' SceneNewNowNextRyan Murphy, the showrunner behind Glee, American Horror Story and the upcoming The New Normal, finally joined Twitter yesterday with a welcome from his Glee star, Lea Michele. Today, Murphy has started engaging with fans of Glee who were ripe with ...

Leaner, Meaner State U.Inside Higher Ed... large research institutions, can change their underlying financial models to accommodate a "new normal” of decreased state appropriations and increased emphasis on tuition revenue, while dealing with increase political pressure to constrain tuition prices.

City budget braced for next audit reviewPort Townsend LeaderThe City of Port Townsend is looking for long-term solutions to the “new normal” revenue picture, while city tax collections are still dogged by the collapsed real estate market. As year one of a five-year plan to regain financial strength, 2012 has been described ...

Groundbreaking for Midtown ConnectorWSETBut now construction has shut down parts of Kemper Street and Park Avenue, and crews expect that to be the new normal for about seven months. Right now in phase 1, drivers should steer clear of Park Avenue between Miller Park and Kemper. This road will ...

'Stocks Are Dead!' Cries a Faithless Bill GrossInvestorplace.com“If GDP growth itself is slowing significantly due to deleveraging in a New Normal economy, then how can stocks appreciate at 6.6% (after inflation)? They cannot, absent a productivity miracle that resembles Apple's wizardry.“ In the short term, sure, the ...

Why Bill Gross Should Stick To BondsSeeking AlphaIf there ever was a "New Normal," the post-war era defines it. Let's review Mr. Gross' assessment about the death of the cult of equities. I'll keep this mostly qualitative as he does in his discussion. "If wealth or real GDP was only being created at an annual rate ...

Bill Gross Is Latest to Join 'Stocks Are Dead' ClubCNBC.comBut Gross says that the dawn of what the firm has coined the "New Normal" — a prolonged slow-growth period — will thwart gains for both stocks and bonds. "Together then, a presumed 2 percent return for bonds and an historically low percentage nominal ...

Pimco's Gross: Death of Equities Is ImminentWall Street Journal (India)I'm ... anti LGBT growth has been running at like three point five percent for for decades now and now we are in the new normal is how we create an economic growth is not going to ... to grow as much as it has been in the past and so ... I if the economy is ...

We shouldn't need a booklet for things like thisLas Vegas Review - JournalIt adds that people should "take note of the two nearest exits in any facility you visit," which speaks to the simmering fear that's apparently the new normal in an era of mad gunmen. The basic advice: Evasion and escape. If you can run, do it. If you can't, hide ...

Big Ten heads into unusual season with PSU, OSUHuffington PostHow to Talk to Kids About the New "Normal". Sec. Kathleen Sebelius. Giving Women Control Over Their Health Care. Keli Goff. Why Are Some Olympic Sports Whiter Than Others? Michael Smerconish. 'You Didn't Build That!' in Context. David Shuster ...

How to Talk to Kids About the New Normal - Huffington Post by ...By neskorikoThese days, its becoming more and more impossible to define normal. Thats a good thing. Go into nearly any classroom and youll see the physical landscape of children looks vastly different than it did a generation ago. And thats before we ,My Blog by neskoriko | English,...

RSOE EDIS - Climate Change Monitoring - News : Report: USA's ...Nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane Irene unleashed devastating floods in much of Vermont, a new report by an environmental group says extreme downpours and snowfalls are the new normal — up 85 percent in New England ...RSOE EDIS - Climate Change News

What's Adam Levine Up To On American Horror Story? « New York's ...By mreal197Murphy only recently joined Twitter and has already used it to release details about the upcoming seasons of Glee and American Horror Story with promises of info on his newest sitcom The New Normal to come. Levine seems to be taking his ...New York's 92.3 NOW

Seeker Spotlight: AARP Foundation | Perspectives on InnovationBy Steve BonadioUncertainty is the new normal – one in four workers has burned through their savings and many are living from paycheck to paycheck. They have worked hard, paid their taxes, and served their communities and country, but now they're on the ...Perspectives on Innovation

Is Alzheimer's World an Irrational Place? | Alzheimer's Reading RoomBy Bob DeMarcoI changed the way I viewed my mother's action and I accepted them as her "new normal." ... If that is the case, aren't they the "new normal". Much of what ... Amazingly, once I accepted the "new normal" something amazing happened. Instead of ...Alzheimer's Reading Room

Pet Product Retail Channel and Consumer Shopping Trends in the ...By adminShorter term, since 2008, the Great Recession and its New Normal aftermath of economic sluggishness have pressured pet product retailers of all kinds. Budget-conscious consumers demand more value in the products they buy, chart out ...Healthcare Store Online

Cut through the Fog of the CloudBy Bob DirkesSo much hype has spun around cloud computing during the last few years, they could be asking: Is this the new normal? Is every solution going to the cloud? If my firm doesn't whip together some cloud services – and soon – are we missing ...CompTIA Blog

Ethical capitalism, ethical socialism | Radical ShiftBy Neela BettridgeThis includes a wide range of social programmes in the communities it serves, and to continual improvement on environmental protection. The full Westpac case study appears in the Radical Shift blog and will be in the book New Normal, ...Radical Shift

Pat Robertson: Gay Marriage Support May Be 'Death Wish' for ...By Billy HallowellNBC has a new show that they have been pushing really hard called The New Normal where the only 2 guys in it are gay. Here is ... They are pushing the abnormal as the new normal….so I guess all of us that are normal are now abnormal.TheBlaze.com - Stories

ALLEN WEST TERRIFIES THE LEFT: MATTHEW VADUM ...By Ruth King“If we don't take him down now, he's raising millions of dollars, and he's going to set what thenew normal is for the Republican Party.” Bond bragged that her group is harassing West (“bird dogging him at every attempt,” in her words) in order ...RUTHFULLY YOURS

South Region MSDC Business Connections Conference ...By cknechtThe theme is Powerful Business Alliances:L The New Normal. Highlights of the two-day event include: 300+ Corporate Leaders, Minority Entrepreneurs and Procurement Professionals; Golf Classic Relocated to one of Birmingham's Top ...MBEConnect